Definitions for authorities
au·thor·i·ties

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1. government, authorities, regime(noun)

   the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

   "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

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1. authorities(Noun)

   Plural form of authority.

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1. Authorities

   of Authority

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1. Authorities

   This is a list of Authorities from the V science fiction franchise. Known members of the police and military forces on Earth defending or aiding against the Visitor horde are detailed below.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'authorities' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #764

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'authorities' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1042

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of authorities in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of authorities in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of authorities in a Sentence

1. Carlos Brito:

   But the authorities were slow to believe.

2. Andrew Bailey:

   Authorities should not dictate the location of firms.

3. Chief Executive Jacques Gounon:

   Public authorities underestimate the migrant situation.

4. The Committee to Protect Journalists:

   Authorities ought to protect, not gag journalists on the job.

5. Willie Spies:

   South African authorities will take a long-term approach on this.

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